Furniture & Co. is a ~$1.7B furniture manufacturer based in the USA.
The company faced significant challenges in accurately measuring Scope 3 emissions within Category 1, Purchased Goods and Services (PG&S), across their 2000+ suppliers.
Solution
Over a 90-day collaboration, ESG Flo:
Mapped out all suppliers
Identified the suppliers responsible for the most emissions
Automated the collection of mass-based data about purchases
Found precise emission factors for emission calculations
Provided clear summaries of emissions by supplier and purchase item
“ESG Flo’s mass-based approach and Scope 3 proprietary model for emission calculations is a game-changer. It is much more accurate than our internal solution and is making our total emission calculations substantially more precise."
Amy Vernon
Director of Sustainability, ESG and Global Product Compliance
Streamlining the collection of water usage for CDP reporting
Problem
Office & Co. is a ~$750M global workspace provider headquartered in Switzerland.
The company faced a critical challenge as they prepared for CDP reporting. They needed comprehensive data on water consumption from their 3000+ offices, and the complexity was compounded by the diversity of languages used in their water invoices.
Solution
Over a 30-day project, ESG Flo:
Identified the most impactful locations for data collection, optimizing process efficiency
Automated the extraction of water consumption, cost, and time data from utility bills in over 30 languages
Organized the extracted data by country, simplifying the reporting process
Provided accurate and reliable data ready for CDP reporting
“This is a one-stop-shop for us. We don’t have to go to multiple data owners to get information. The tool does exactly what we need it to."
Automating Scope 1 and 2 reporting, improving communication and audibility
Problem
Energy & Co. is a ~$3.4B provider of stored energy solutions based in the USA.
The company faced considerable challenges in collecting Scope 1 and 2 data across 160+ sites. Issues included the absence of a centralized data repository, cumbersome communication with data providers, unreliable and incomplete data, and the absence of an audit trail for ESG assurance.
Solution
Over a 90-day collaboration, ESG Flo:
Automated data collection, extracting utility data directly from invoices using OCR technology and connecting existing systems through customized integrations
Centralized and streamlined communication between the sustainability team and data providers
Introduced a system to quickly identify and address data gaps and anomalies
Provided transparent data calculations and a complete audit trail, enabling auditors to conduct reasonable assurance
“We’ve automated a very manual process, saving time and resources for other projects. It’s been better tracking, a single source of truth, and much higher visibility."